Economic Assessment of Moroccan Onshore Wind Energy Based on SCADA Data

An economic assessment study was conducted in this paper on Moroccan onshore wind farms. The study is based on the levelized cost of energy (LCOE). The main parameters included in the LCOE calculus were extracted from wind turbine supervisory control and data analysis (SCADA). A sensitivity analysis was also conducted to analyze the influence of each parameter on the LCOE variation. Results assess the attractiveness of Moroccan onshore wind for future investments under certain conditions. These results were also discussed and compared with onshore and offshore power plants of some other countries.